The balloon filled and filled and filled. The latex stretched tighter and tighter. Shiny and very tranluscent, the balloon had to burst at any second. No more air could possibly squeeze into the tight oblong ball it had become. And then finally…POP. Cue confetti, tears, relief, anxiousness, all the oxymorons that come with a presidential …
I walk into my house after dropping my boys off at school, and I see the chaotic mess we’ve left behind. In my effort to get everyone to where they need to go on time, the kitchen looks like a war zone: peanut butter smeared on the table, food particles littering the floors, and used …
I grew up terrified of dogs. Deathly afraid. If I heard a dog bark, my heart would ramp up in speed, my body ready for flight AND fight. If I saw someone walking their dog on the sidewalk, I’d cross the street so I wouldn’t come close to the dog. Forget being afraid of scary …
“This is for you,” my small group leader handed me a verse card, eyeing me tenderly. Through tears, I looked at the verse she had given me. I had seen this verse so many times before, even sang the song from time to time. But that day, the words seemed new to me. Although scripture …
The movie Frozen has a song that my boys enjoy: “Love is an Open Door.” My boys love to play it again and again. I’d like to say I’m sick of it, but frankly, I’m not…just yet. Ask me again at the end of the day ;). The characters Anna (or as my son lovingly …
Many times my mind travels back to my past where I begin the blame game of my postpartum depression. When I am healthy, I can redirect these thoughts to acknowledge all the faithful ways God has provided in my life. As we move through life, pain and suffering become inevitable in our stories. This oftentimes …
Ready, set, BANG! goes the starting pistol, and we’re off to the races again. Happy New Year!? Horns blare and fireworks crack. December had us galloping toward Christmas, whipping that sleigh horse into gear. Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up those clod-hoppers! What had commenced as jingling around the literal clock all Christmas season has now …
Here we are again. Another year ending and a new year just around the corner. Good riddance to the old year and Happy New Year’s to the future. Right? I find it crazy how the world keeps turning despite all that we go through in our little pockets of the world. This constant movement is …
Driving down the road, I found my mind in a tailspin. I had just been talking to a close friend about the circumstances she had faced. She felt her past was determining her future. These events she had encountered were not the easiest, nor were they the most devastating. But they left some scars she …
“I will not be another mom blogger. What would I write about?” I shook my head, wrinkled my nose, and laughed at my husband. I was planning on staying home and raising our son. And even though I loved to write, the thought of being another blogger out there in the world was too intimidating. …
